PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLISH
(May 20, 27, 2026)
State of Minnesota
Brown County
District Court
Fifth Judicial District
Court File Number:
08- PR-26-370
Case Type: Informal
Probate Notice of Infor-
mal Pro- bate of Will
and Appointment of
Personal Representa-
tive and Notice to
Creditors In Re The
Estate Of Mi- chael
Douglas Simpson, De-
ceased
TO ALL INTERESTED
PER- SONS AND
CREDITORS: Notice is
hereby given that an
application for informal
probate of the above-
named Decedent’s
Last Will dated
3/24/2004 has been
filed with the Probate
Registrar, and the ap-
plication has been
granted. Notice is also
given that the Probate
Registrar has informal-
ly appointed the follow-
ing: Self-Represented
Litigant: James Simp-
son
Address 309 3rd Ave.
SE Mapleton, MN
56065 Email:
James24s@
yahoo. com
Phone Number:
(507) 382- 3529
as Personal Represen-
tative of the Estate of
the Decedent. Any
heir, devisee or other
interested person may
be entitled to appoint-
ment as Personal
Representative, or may
object to the appoint-
ment of the Personal
Represen- tative. Un-
less objections are filed
pursuant to Minn. Stat.
524.3-607, and the
court otherwise orders,
the Personal
Representative has full
power to administer
the Estate, including,
after 30 days from the
date of issuance of
letters, the power to
sell, encumber, lease
or distribute real
estate. Any objections
to the probate of the
Will, or to the appoint-
ment of the personal
representative, must
be filed with this court,
and will be heard by
the court after the filing
of an appropriate peti-
tion and proper notice
of hearing.
Notice is also given
that, subject to Minn.
Stat. 524.3-801, all
creditors
having claims against
the Estate are required
to present the claims to
the Personal
Representative or to
the Court Administrator
within four (4) months
after the date of this
Notice, or the claims
will be barred.
/s/ Probate Registrar
Digitally signed by
Holmseth, Rachel
HOLMSETH
2026.05.11
RAYELMHOUSET
14:44:54-05’00’
Date:
Carol Weikle Court Ad-
ministrator